Shane Watson bats with blood-soaked knee as Chennai Super Kings lose IPL final by one run

Chennai Super Kings lost by one run to the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League final, but only after a heroic effort from Shane Watson with the bat, playing through pain to get his team close to the line.

Key points

Shane Watson scored 80 of his team's 148 runs as they lost the IPL final by one run

It was revealed afterwards that Watson's knee was bloodied during the innings

One of Watson's teammates revealed he needed six stitches after the game

After being set a victory target of 150 runs, Chennai was restricted to 7-148 off its 20 overs.

Watson scored 80 from 59 balls, but he was run out off the third-last ball of the match, with his team within four runs of victory.

Playing on a deck where the next best score was 41 not out from Mumbai's Kieron Pollard, Watson scored more than half his team's runs and hit nearly as many fours (eight) in his time at the crease as his opponent's hit (nine) in their entire innings.